Four Mile Mates and Local News Briefs
Miss Mary Dicken returning from Canon to Seattle with Master Dave Van Wyck fell ill in Pocatello after using condensed milk from a local grocer. Mr. and Mrs. Davis plan a Washington visit and will tour Portland’s fair. Clarence Lundquist was bitten by a poisonous insect and could not walk for days. Mrs. Lynn and daughter of Cripple Creek visited P. Carlson’s family. Strawberry gathering near end with a good crop. Little Katherine Creig has been ill recently. Sumer suits advertised by The Bethel Co.
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Mary Dicken
Canon
Seattle
Washington
Dave van Wyck
Pocatello
Mrs. Davis
Will
Portland
Oregon
Clarence Lundquist
Notice to Lawn Water Users Extended Sprinkling Hours
By permission of the City Council the time for sprinkling lawns has been extended one hour during July. Above big ditch the hours are 5 to 9 a.m. below ditch the hours are 1 to 4 or 8 p.m. C. W. VanPatten, Water Su.
Care of parrots how to feed and train them advice from the New York Journal
The article outlines parrot care and feeding including warm soggy bread, boiled maize, oats, hemp seed and canary seed with occasional fruit. It covers preparation, feeding schedule, seasonings, and remedies for indigestion or feather plucking, plus tips on training, housing, and room temperature. It also explains drying celery leaves mint and parsley for storage.
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The
New York Journal
How to Remove Splinters From Skin
Practical guide advising mothers to keep sharp forceps for splinter removal and to use small scissors to follow the splinter’s path for safe extraction. The text emphasizes prompt, careful action to avoid pain and infection.
How to Remove a Splinter Under Nail
Instructions describe removing a splinter by applying pressure to stop bleeding, stretching the wound, and using forceps to extract the object. If under the nail, cut a small V shape from the nail and lift the splinter out with forceps, then protect the incision with collodion or a finger cot.
How to Clean Brass
Brass stained and discolored can be brightened with oxalic acid and chamois leather to resemble new. The method helps restore old memorial tablets in churches where brass appears dull and blackened.
How to Make Sausage Meat and Clean Housewares
A period piece explains economical sausage meat using lean pork with veal or all veal, plus salt pepper nutmeg clove and optional egg yolk. It also notes removing onion odor with celery tops and methods to clean wringers and dry wash boilers to prevent rust.
India’s nose ring flower badge of wifehood quoted
In a dated remark Ednaud Russell explains customs in India about a woman’s nose ring. He notes the ring as a sacred symbol often paired with a husband’s wedding jewels and mentions a ruby “two peaks” as a favored emblem with a heart motif.
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India
Ednaund Russell
Nose rings and home care tips from old Bombay traditions
A jumble of old notes describes the jewelry practice of orthodox Hindoo women and cleaning methods for carafes, plus home remedies. It mentions nose keys as decorative and functional pieces, and includes outdated medicine ad copy promising cures for catarrh with moralizing claims.
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Bethel Co
C. W. Vanpatten
Coalfee
Gibson Lumber Co
Flag
Canon City
Ir’s
Hail
K. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Cheney &Co
Druggista
Hall
Colorado Electric
N. Sth
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